ArabNews24.ca Porn star Dakota Skye found dead at 27, weeks after topless photo at George Floyd mural sparked backlash

The actress, whose real name was Lauren Scott, was found dead at her Los Angeles home on Wednesday, the US Sun reported. While the exact cause of death remains unclear, a woman identifying herself as the performer’s aunt said substance abuse may have played a role.  

“Lauren was a product of a highly dysfunctional family involving drugs, alcohol, physical, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse,” the woman, Linda Arden, told the Sun. “She died almost exactly two years after her mother’s – my baby sister's – death, which was caused by addiction and alcoholism.”

In a Facebook post mourning her niece’s passing, Arden added “If you are suffering from addiction, I beg you to get help!” She told the son Scott battled an addiction to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.

According to friends cited by XBIZ, an industry news site, Scott was “plagued by personal struggles” and had recently voiced frustration about “being targeted by abusive online trolls.” 

Scott was hounded by netizens last month after sharing a topless photo of herself in front of a mural honoring George Floyd, the black man killed in police custody last year in Minneapolis. While she censored the snap for social media, it nonetheless drew outrage, with many deeming the post insensitive.

“This George Floyd post is in really bad taste. If you're trying to be an ally or fight for what's right, this is not the way to do it,” one commenter https://twitter.com/thatlewdbitchtm/status/1391933226235568128.